Children are required to be removed from their homes if a substantiation has been recorded, meaning a child or young person has been assessed to have suffered, is suffering, or is at unacceptable risk of future significant harm.

Ms Fentiman said the bolstered support services will aim to address a wide range of issues that lead to compromised child safety.

"We know that families have diverse needs and its vital these services are as responsive as possible to help keep families together safely,” she said.

"For example, services can support families to work through issues relating to domestic and family violence, drug and alcohol misuse to mental illness and parental history of childhood trauma.”

Keppel MP Brittany Lauga, whose electorate covers Yeppoon, welcomed the funding and said the improved services would hopefully help families before their issues get out of hand.

"I am delighted our community will benefit from the roll-out of support services that work closely with some of our families before they reach crisis point,” she said.

"These services work with families willing to access help so their problems don't escalate to the point of needing contact with the child protection system.”

The Shadow Minister for Child Safety Ros Bates called on Ms Fentiman to answer the question of backlogs in Rockhampton following the Yeppoon infant death.

"Family support services are being flooded with calls for help as the child safety department pushes more cases down into these services,” Ms Bates said.

"We need to ensure families are being adequately triaged and question whether family support services should be self-referral.”